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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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