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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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