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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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