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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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