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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the 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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