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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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