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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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