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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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