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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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