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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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