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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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