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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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