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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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