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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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