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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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