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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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