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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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