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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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