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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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