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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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