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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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