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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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