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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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