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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies 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 optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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