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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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