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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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