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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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