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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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