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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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