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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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