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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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