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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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