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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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