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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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