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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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