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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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