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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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