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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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