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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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