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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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