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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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