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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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