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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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