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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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