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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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