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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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