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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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