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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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