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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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