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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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