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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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