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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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