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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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