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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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