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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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