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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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