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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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