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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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