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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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