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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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