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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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