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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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