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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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