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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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