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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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