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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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