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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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