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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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