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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with 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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