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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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