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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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