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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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