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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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