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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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