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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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