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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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