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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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