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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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