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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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