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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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