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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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