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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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