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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important 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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