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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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