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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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