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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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