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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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