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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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