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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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