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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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