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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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