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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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