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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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