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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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