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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important 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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