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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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