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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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