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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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