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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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