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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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