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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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