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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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