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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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