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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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