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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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