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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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