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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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