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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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