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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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