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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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