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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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