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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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