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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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