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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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