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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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