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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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