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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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