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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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