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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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