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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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