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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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