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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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