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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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