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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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