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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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