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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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