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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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