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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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