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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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