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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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