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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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