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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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