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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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