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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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