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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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