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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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