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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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