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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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