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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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