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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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