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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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