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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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