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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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