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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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