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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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