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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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