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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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