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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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