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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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