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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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