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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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