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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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