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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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