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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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