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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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