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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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