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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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