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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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