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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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