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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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