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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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