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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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