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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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