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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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