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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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