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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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