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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores 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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