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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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