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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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