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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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