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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important 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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