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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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