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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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