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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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