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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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