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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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