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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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