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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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