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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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