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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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