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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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