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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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