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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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