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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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