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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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