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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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