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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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