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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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