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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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