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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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