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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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