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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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