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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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