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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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