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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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