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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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