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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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