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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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