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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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