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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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