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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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