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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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