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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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