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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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