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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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