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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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