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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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