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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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