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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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