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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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