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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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