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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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