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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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