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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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