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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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