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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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