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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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