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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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