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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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