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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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