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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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