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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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