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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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