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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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