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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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