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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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