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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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