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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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