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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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