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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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