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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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