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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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