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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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