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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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