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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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