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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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