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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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