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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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