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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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