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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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