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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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