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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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