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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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