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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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