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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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