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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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