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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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