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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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