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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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