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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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