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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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