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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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