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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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