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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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