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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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