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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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