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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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