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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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