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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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