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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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