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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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