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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies 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 teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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