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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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