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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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