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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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