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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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