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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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