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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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