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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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