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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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