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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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