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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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