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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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