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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key 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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