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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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