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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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