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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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