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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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