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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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