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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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