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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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