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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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