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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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