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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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