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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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