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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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