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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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