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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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