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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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