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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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