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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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