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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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