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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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