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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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