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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes 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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