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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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