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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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