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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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