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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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