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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the 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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