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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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