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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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