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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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