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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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