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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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