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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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