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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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