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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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