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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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