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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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