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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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