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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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