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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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