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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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