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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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