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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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