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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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