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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key 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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