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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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