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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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