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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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