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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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