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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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