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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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