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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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