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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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