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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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