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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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