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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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