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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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