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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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