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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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