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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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