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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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