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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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