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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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