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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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