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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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