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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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