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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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