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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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