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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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