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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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