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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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