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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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