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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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