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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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