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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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