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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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