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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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