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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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