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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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