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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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