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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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