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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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