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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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