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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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