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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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