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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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