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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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