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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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