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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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