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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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