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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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