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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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