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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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