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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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