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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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