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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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