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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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