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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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