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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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