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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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