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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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