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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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