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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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