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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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