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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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