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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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