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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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