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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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