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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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