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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues 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 blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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