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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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