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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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