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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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