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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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