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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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