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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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