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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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