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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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