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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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