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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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