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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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