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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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