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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses 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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