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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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