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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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