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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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