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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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