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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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