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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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