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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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