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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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