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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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