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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major 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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