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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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