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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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