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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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