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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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