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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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