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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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