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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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