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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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