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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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