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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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