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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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