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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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