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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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