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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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