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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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