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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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