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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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