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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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