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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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