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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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