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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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