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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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