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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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