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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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