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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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