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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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