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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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