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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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