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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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