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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important 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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