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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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