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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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