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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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