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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing 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 interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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