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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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