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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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