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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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