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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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