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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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