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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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