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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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