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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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