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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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