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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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