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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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