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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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