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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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