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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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