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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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