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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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