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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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