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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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