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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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