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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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