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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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