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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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