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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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