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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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