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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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