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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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