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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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