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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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