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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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