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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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