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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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