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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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