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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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