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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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