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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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