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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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