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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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