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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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