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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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