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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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