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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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