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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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