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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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