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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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