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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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