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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important 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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