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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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