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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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