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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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