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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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