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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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