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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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