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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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