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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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