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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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