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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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