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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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