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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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