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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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