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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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