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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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