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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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