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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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