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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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