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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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