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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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