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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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