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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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