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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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