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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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