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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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