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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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